“ Skip the urge to respond to a road rage invitation. I find that my days are far more smooth and pleasant when I don’t give someone the leverage to annoy or stress me. Just smile, giggle to yourself, o… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Life belongs to optimists. Pessimists are just viewers. Making it real, starts with our attitude. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ We are imperfect humans and are bound to need attitude adjustments from time to time. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ If there were past misdeeds, I do not believe we should nag or repeat them, never mind throw them in someone’s face. If they sincerely apologized and we genuinely forgave them, we must move on. Learn… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ We will remember the hurt, the injustice, and the trauma, but we can forgive the sinner. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Societies that have condoned male cheating and condemned female cheating are simply male-dominated cultures. Cheating is cheating, no matter who is doing it. It’s wrong. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Unconditional love takes a strong and deliberate evolution. Unconditional love is way beyond emotional involvement. This is loving the person inside the person… loving their very soul. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ I can only imagine that future generations will consider us to have been barbaric for our intolerance of differences. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Liars are highly unlikely to admit their lies, never mind apologize for the hurt they’ve caused. Liars don’t genuinely apologize. Deceit has become their full-out lifestyle. They are centered on thems… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ It’s amazing how many cheaters and liars believe they won’t be caught. News Flash: In today’s age of technology, there won’t just be a paper trail. There will be multiple electronic and digital trails… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Whether we know it or choose to admit it, we are either an Encourager or a Discourager. We each make a choice as to which type we will be… every day. Discouragers bring “stresspools.”I call any of tho… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ No one else “makes” us do anything. They can’t make us nag them, or make us angry, or make us have to strike out at them, or make us drink alcohol, or make us yell at them, or anything else. We are re… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ I am a great believer in not pushing each other’s “buttons” just because we know where they are! That’s part of trusting each other. We need to trust that our vulnerabilities and challenges are safe w… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Apologies require taking full responsibility. No half-truths, no partial admissions, no rationalizations, no finger pointing, and no justifications belong in any apology. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ Trust means that they will never throw our pain and vulnerabilities in our face. Trust means we know they will protect us and our innermost thoughts and shared feelings without question. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ We could choose to celebrate our differences, rather than over-analyze them. This might help us become more realistic about the generalizations to which we subscribe. For example, consider this. If wo… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ It matters not which partner is bringing negativity into conversations and exchanges. Toxicity has no place at all between people who have promised to love each other. Cathy Burnham Martin
“ We may repeatedly try to get our need for sex or our need for communication met by our partner. If our attempts are met with rejection over and over again, we may eventually stop asking. We tend to gi… Cathy Burnham Martin
“ When it comes to people… you could aptly say that I am a racist… a human racist. I believe in people. There are good and not-so-good people of all colors and creeds. I’m not here to judge. Period. As… Cathy Burnham Martin
